Editor Greg Arde of KZN Invest recently spoke to our CEO, Valde Ferradaz. Valde’s sniper vision has been honed throughout his lifelong career in Telecoms. In this insightful piece, he gives a brief look into his interesting background, shares insights on big brands and the importance of their customer relationships and tells us more about opportunities within the MVNO space in a bearish market. Click below and read pages 16-18 to get the full story.
MVN-X finds spark for growth with Cerillion online charging system MVN-X, SA’s leading mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), has announced its procurement of a new online charging system (OCS) and product catalogue solution from Cerillion (AIM: CER), an innovator in digital monetisation and customer management software. This follows a benchmark 2019 where the company recorded 50% year-on-year growth for the 2018 / 2019 period. Despite current South African economic conditions, MVN-X CEO Valde Ferradaz says: “The market is in a growth state and, with our new system in place, we are expecting further growth to circa 800 000 subscribers in 2020 and
How to increase your business share of wallet Mobile virtual network enabler MVN-X reports 50% growth year on year for 2018/2019 While Tito Mboweni’s recent budget speech got mixed reviews and economic growth continues to stagnate, there is a glimmer of hope for businesses and brands with a large recurring customer base looking to increase their wallet share. Enter the flourishing telco sector and most notably the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) industry, which, according to the global Market Watch, is projected to see a compound annual growth rate of 8.8% from 2018 to 2023. Here in SA, mobile virtual network
Cheaper data price ruling will accelerate connecting the nation Following the Competition Commission announcement that Vodacom will reduce monthly data prices from the beginning of April, leading MVNO enabler, MVN-X CEO Valde Ferradaz reckons the South African MVNO market, which is expected to register a compound annual global growth rate of 8.8% from 2018 to 2023, is poised for even greater acceleration. This welcome announcement means compliance with the earlier instruction from the Competition Commission to Vodacom and MTN to reduce their prices by “at least 50% and 30%”, according to EWN. This reduction will be phased in over a